is this cuff really a LARGE cuff?? I need a large cuff for accurate reading....
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This is a regular size cuff for a regular sized adult. To get an accurate blood pressure on a large adult, you will need to order an extra large cuff. A regular sized cuff will not give accurate readings on a really large arm. Proper fit is important for an accurate reading. Suggest you look on another site if there are none on Amazon. Make sure that it comes with a guage included, unless you already have one, and a stethoscope.
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OMRON representative called me several times. We determined that the stiff cuff doesn't take an accurate reading on a small arm. Her arm is about 9 inches. Call or email the company.
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Just call them and tell them you need the larger cuff and they will send I out to you. Mine came a couple if days later after I requested it. Great device. I have it connected to my Microsoft HealthVault account and it syncs seamlessly.
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You could if you have used the standard cuff & scope before. You have to listen via scope to get an acuurate reading of your blood pressure. There are accurate digital machines, check w your doctor.
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A regular cuff size fits most people with typical body size. That rules out people who are grossly obese, as well as competitive body builders as well as children. I would guess that is the great majority of the population. As I said in my review, the "Women's" designation is a marketing issue and it works with both men and women. It's been a while but as I recall, I bought it based on a Consumer Reports evaluation and I have found the unit to be accurate and reasonably well made. I also have a "Professional" unit which retails for over $1000. It's very accurate but a pain to use. I have found the Omron to calibrate well against the Hospital grade unit.
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Overall I'd say they are pretty close in accuracy, but something to consider is the general size of the patients wrist and upper arm. I have a lot of patients that for one reason or another fall into the obese category and sometimes the wrist cuff won't fit right{of course with some the arm cuff won't fit either!} that being said if you want the best accuracy go with the manual cuff and stethoscope its not the fastest method but unless you having hearing issues it will give you the best readings. I hope I've been able to help you with this.
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This cuff is standard size. May have to keep searching if you need a larger size.
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Hi Edward,As I remember, the cuff size has several classes, such as small, middle and large ...Therefore, I ordered the one according to my arm. I know I have a middel size.BR Wei
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There are 2 cuff sizes. The first one is the normal size that is usually with your average blood pressure machine and the other cuff is for a person with a extra large arm. To me, the cuffs that are included should fit most people.
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I believe some minor description edits are due for this product. What purpose does describing it as "Large" serve if the "ComFit cuff" as is later described to fit both regular and large sized arms? Leaving customers cracking their head to figure out if they are ordering the correct product is not a great online sales strategy.
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medium cuff is for arm size 9.5" to 14.2" which fits most people. If you have a smaller arm size then order the smallcuff, a larger arm size would require the large size cuff. Incidentally I am very pleased with this unit, it calibrates sameas my doctor's readings taken in his office.
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I had the opposite problem. We needed a small cuff for an elderly parent. We bought the pediatric cuff. So I can't answer about the adult cuff. I will say the cuff seems to be working well. The nurse and therapists are using it with better luck than with the adult cuff.
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Just called and spoke with A&D; makers of the Life Source 853 and the rep said it is designed for Medium and Large cuffs only. That if I needed a Small cuff I would need a different blood pressure monitor. I was hoping it took a Small. Darn, looks like I'm purchasing a new blood pressure monitor that takes a small cuff.
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The cuff that comes with the machine is medium (9"-14.6"). If the uipper arm is wider than that, you'll have to place an additional order for a large cuff (14"-17.7") to get an accurate reading. I had to buy the large cuf for my husband, as his arms are quite large, but it was only about fifteen dollars more. This monitor actually tells you when there's a poor cuff fit, as well as when it detects an irregular heart beat, and it gives you the rating for your B/P (pre-hypertensive, hypertensive stage 1, etc.).
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I couldn't confirm. Returned it anyway because cuff was too big ... couldn't align it without it spinning around my arm. The few times I managed (with a 2nd person helping - which makes it almost useless anyway) the reading was wildly different (> 20 points higher for both systolic&diastolic;) than on my older machine. Didn't know which machine to believe ... have a gut feeling the older machine was more accurate.
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It doesn't require a stethoscope. If you don't know your bp, inflate to 170 mmHg. It'll go down from there automatically. It takes 2-3 times of doing this to get a good reading. The circumference of the cuff is 9-13 inches (from manual).
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I have only used it on adults, and the cuff may be too large for children, but I am not qualified to answer that question...sorry